Ascent Week 13

Psalm 132

O LORD, remember David
   and all the hardships he endured.

He swore an oath to the LORD
   and made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:
"I will not enter my house
   or go to my bed--
I will allow no sleep to my eyes,
   no slumber to my eyelids,
till I find a place for the LORD,
   a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob."

We heard it in Ephrathah,
   we cam upon it in the fields of Jaar:
"Let us go to his dwelling place;
   let us worship at his footstool--
arise, O LORD, and come to your resting place,
   you and the ark of your might.
May your priests be clothed with righteousness;
   may your saints sing for joy."

For the sake of David your servant,
   do not reject your anointed one.

The LORD swore an oath to David,
   a sure oath that he will not revoke:
"One of your own descendants
   I will place on your throne--
if your sons keep my covenant
   and the statutes I teach them,
then their sons will sit
   on your throne for ever and ever."

For the LORD has chosen Zion,
   he has desired it for his dwelling:
"This is my resting place forever and ever;
   here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it--
I will bless her with abundant provisions;
   her poor will I satisfy with food.
I will clothe her priests with salvation,
   and her saints will ever sing for joy.

"Here I will make a horn grow for David
   and set up a lamp for my anointed one.
I will clothe his enemies with shame,
   but the crown on his head will be resplendent."